Network Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $125,000–$165,000 / yr
Posted: 55 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role pays more than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $135,000–$197,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $145k versus about $166k for comparable roles.

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About SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

SpaceX currently has 853 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $125,000–$165,000 across 579 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Network Engineer

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JOB TITLE: Network Engineer (Starlink) As a Network Engineer (Starlink), you will join the team responsible for the world’s largest satellite constellation to provide global broadband internet. You will drive the operation, build, and deployment of the network by managing interconnections, co-location sites, and points of presence. Your daily responsibilities include improving network performance through capacity planning, leading integration for strategic customers, and automating network devices. You will collaborate with hardware and software engineers to improve products while providing technical pre-sales support. Required skills include experience with routers, switches, firewalls, and Layer-1 transport like DWDM or optical fiber. You should possess knowledge of BGP, OSPF, MPLS, and IPv6, alongside proficiency in Linux, Python, and bash scripting to support the integration of satellite assets with traditional ground networks.

What does a Network Engineer earn?

Median $145000 from 127 postings across 35 companies.

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Skills

BGP OSPF IS-IS MPLS IPv4 IPv6 Python Bash Linux SDN NFV DWDM Optical Fiber Cisco Juniper Arista Observium Solarwinds Nagios DNS DHCP NTP Routers Switches Firewalls Modems

What you'll do

Manage and expand network interconnections, co-location sites, and points of presence.
Improve network performance and reliability through capacity planning and failure remediation.
Lead network integration and troubleshooting for strategic Starlink customers.
Automate network devices, operational tools, and deployment processes.
Architect the integration of satellite assets with traditional ground networks.
Update system configurations and firmware for network hardware.
Provide technical pre-sales support as a subject matter expert during the sales cycle.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline.
1+ year of networking experience deploying enterprise network solutions and/or cloud & web-scale networks.
Layer-1 experience including transport, DWDM, optical fiber, circuit troubleshooting, and activations.
Experience with the deployment of networking hardware such as routers, modems, switches, and firewalls.
Master’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline (preferred).
Operational experience in a Linux production environment (preferred).
Experience with Python and/or bash scripting (preferred).
U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain required Department of State authorizations.